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Africatown: America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created

"An epic story, Africatown charts the fraught history of America from those who were brought here as slaves but nevertheless established a home for themselves and their descendants, a community which often thrived despite persistent racism and environmental pollution. In 1860, a ship called the Clotilda was smuggled through the Alabama Gulf Coast, carrying the last group of enslaved people ever brought to the US from West Africa. Five years later, the shipmates were emancipated, but they had no way of getting back home. Instead they created their own community outside the city of Mobile, where they spoke Yoruba and appointed their own leaders, a story chronicled in Zora Neale Hurston’s Barracoon. That community, Africatown, has endured to the present day, and many of the community residents are the shipmates’ direct descendants. After many decades of neglect and a Jim Crow legal system that targeted the area for industrialization, the community is struggling to survive. Many community members believe the pollution from the heavy industry surrounding their homes has caused a cancer epidemic among residents, and companies are eyeing even more land for development. At the same time, after the discovery of the remains of the Clotilda in the riverbed nearby, a renewed effort is underway to create a living memorial to the community and the lives of the slaves who founded it."

Nick Tabor (Author), Chris Butler (Narrator)

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Twelfth Night

"Shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria, Viola assumes the role of a male page to Duke Orsino. The Duke sends Viola, now disguised as 'Cesario' to press his suit with the beautiful Olivia - who promptly falls in love with Cesario. Confusion reigns until the truth is untangled and true love triumphs. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in July 2022. Adapted and directed by Martin Jarvis Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording starring: Rosalind Ayres as Maria Tara Lynne Barr as Olivia Chris Butler as Orsino JD Cullum as Antonio Sarah Drew as Viola Martin Jarvis as Sir Toby Belch Adhir Kalyan as Sir Andrew Aguecheek Stacy Keach as Feste, the Fool André Sogliuzzo as Fabian, Curio, Valentine and others Josh Stamberg as Malvolio Mark Jude Sullivan as Sebastian Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson Recording and Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll Editing and Sound Design: David Wilson and Charles Carroll Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner Guitar Accompaniment by JD Cullum"

Martin Jarvis, William Shakespeare (Author), Adhir Kalyan, André Sogliuzzo, Chris Butler, Jd Cullum, Josh Stamberg, Mark Jude Sullivan, Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres, Sarah Drew, Stacy Keach, Tara Lynne Barr (Narrator)

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

"Shakespeare combined his love of theater with Greek mythology and the supernatural to create what is arguably his most playfully imaginative work. From love potions to bizarre transformations to the unforgettable play-within-a-play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a non-stop delight, and remains one of the milestones of the Bard’s canon. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in February 2013. Adapted for radio and directed by: Martin Jarvis Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Jamie Bamber as Oberon Tara Barr as Hermia Janine Barris as Peaseblossom and First Fairy Erin Bennett as Moth and Second Fairy Brendan Bradley as Lysander Chris Butler as Theseus Kyle Colerider-Krugh as Egeus and Robin Starveling Sue Cremin as Hippolyta Héctor Elizondo as Peter Quince Logan Fahey as Francis Flute Glenne Headley as Titania Simon Helberg as Demetrius Stacy Keach as Nick Bottom David Krumholtz as Puck Danny Mann as Snug Jon Matthews as Cobweb and Mustardseed André Sogliuzzo as Philostrate and Tom Snout Kira Sternbach as Helena Associate Producer: Myke Weiskopf Recording Engineer, Editor And Sound Designer: Wes Dewberry Mixed by Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood Original Music by Mark Holden with Matt Starr and Wes Dewberry Live Sound Effects: Jeff Gardner"

William Shakespeare (Author), André Sogliuzzo, Brendan Bradley, Chris Butler, Danny Mann, David Krumholtz, Erin Bennett, Glenne Headly, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Bamber, Janine Barris, Jon Matthews, Kira Sternbach, Kyle Colerider-Krugh, Logan Fahey, Simon Helberg, Stacy Keach, Sue Cremin, Tara Barr (Narrator)

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Enron

"Fasten your seatbelts for a rapid-fire, sophisticated thrill-ride that propels you through one of the most infamous financial scandals in history! With a spicy blend of humor, pathos and music, the big biz machinations of Kenneth Lay, Jeffrey Skilling and Andy Fastow are laid bare as razzle-dazzle entertainment. Lucy Prebble's Enron casts a shocking new light on today's economy and how we got here. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in October of 2010. Director: Rosalind Ayres Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg Chris Butler as Trader/Geek/Others Jackie Emerson as Voice of the Daughter Greg Germann as Andrew Fastow Pamela J. Gray as Sheryl Sloman/Elyse Deluca/Irene Grant Gregory Itzin as Kenneth Lay Kasey Mahaffy as Trader/Employee/Others Jon Matthews as Trader/Arthur Andersen/Lehman Brother/Judge Julia Mcilvaine as Gayle Davenport/Others Amy Pietz as Claudia Roe Russell Soder as Trader/Grubman/Others Steven Weber as Jeffrey Skilling Kenneth Alan Williams as Lawyer/Others Matthew Wolf as Employee/Trader/Others Associate Producers: Christina Montaño, Jennifer Brooks Recording Engineer/Sound Designer/Editor: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood Foley Artist: Theresa Arrison Music Supervisor: Scott Willis Original music composed by Adam Cork and musical direction by Dale von Seggern"

Lucy Prebble (Author), Amy Pietz, Chris Butler, Greg Germann, Gregory Itzin, Jackie Emerson, Jon Matthews, Julia Mcilvaine, Kasey Mahaffy, Kenneth Alan Williams, Matthew Wolf, Pamela J. Gray, Russell Soder, Steven Weber (Narrator)

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McReele

"When death row prisoner Darius McReele transforms into a charismatic front-runner in the Delaware senate race, the spin starts spinning out of control. Is he doing the right thing for the wrong reasons, or the wrong thing for the right reasons? Does it ultimately matter? Directed by Jenny Sullivan Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording starring: Chris Butler as Darius McReele Deidrie Henry as Opal Charles Janasz as Jim Cragen/Donald Smathers/Gerry Phillips Eric Stoltz as Rick Dayne Lauren Tom as Katya Associate Producer: Brendon Fox Recording Engineer, Sound Designer and Mixer: Mark Holden Stage Manager and Live Sound Effects: John Lovick"

Stephen Belber (Author), Charles Janasz, Chris Butler, Deidrie Henry, Eric Stoltz, Lauren Tom (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Chris Butler